Case Number: 11317

Wilson, Frank - Age 30 - Colored - Shot to death at 6:55 PM, 3/29/28, at home, 3rd Apt., 215 E. 46th St., by his common-law wife, Elizabeth Kelly, who was booked 3/29/28 for murder. On 4/18/28 she was exonerated by the Coroner who pronounced the shooting accidental. 4/19/28 Disch. Helander. 5 Dist.


Circumstances

Date of Offense March 29, 1928
Date of Death March 29, 1928
Time Between Offense and Death Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address 215 E. 46th St.
Type of Location Residence
Location Description 3rd Apt, 215 E 46th St.
Type of Death Accident
Description Domestic violence
Total Number of Victims 1
Location 3rd Apt, 215 E 46th St.
Type of Accident Accidental shooting
Type of Residence Residence of both victim and defendant

Victim

Name Wilson, Frank
Age 30 years
Gender Male
Race Black
Ethnicity African American
Related by Blood or Marriage Spouses

Defendant

Name Kelly, Elizabeth
Gender Female
Ethnicity Irish
Race White
Related by Blood or Marriage Spouses

Police

Precinct 5
Allegations of Police Corruption No
Date Defendant Arrested 29-Mar-28
Time Between Crime and Arrest Less than 1 day
Total Number of Defendants Arrested 1

Legal

Date of Coroner's Decision April 18, 1928
Outcome of Coroner's Judgment Exonerated, Commended
Charges Against Defendant No
Type of Legal Decision Recorded Coroner's verdict only
Allegations of Police Corruption No
Date of Grand Jury Decision April 19, 1928
Outcome of Grand Jury Decision Discharged

Florence Kelley in Chicago, 1891-1899

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